best man

noun

: the principal groomsman at a wedding

Examples of best man in a Sentence

The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.

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Others envisioned them as flower girls (17 percent) or page boys (13 percent), while a few liked the idea of a canine best man (9 percent). —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Real Madrid, arguably the biggest club in world soccer, decided not to send its representatives to Monday’s event, after learning that star player Vinícius Jr. had not won the award for best men’s player, per multiple reports. —

Ben Church, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 Erb's twin brother Aaron served as best man, and Heringer's sister Rachel was maid-of-honor. —

Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Carell uttered his character's famous line after surprising Dwight and taking over best man duties from Jim Halpert (John Krasinski). —

Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for best man